DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES IN WATER RESOURCES

Students will become partners with fellow BYU undergraduate and graduate students as well as students and faculty from partnering institutions in applying water resources models and methods to critical problems faced in the Dominican Republic. Courses will focus on distance collaboration with international partners to develop an approach to the specific project assigned during our visit early in the semester.

The objective of this program is to provide students with opportunities to expand on the technical foundation learned through traditional classroom experiences and curriculum in order to develop the skills that will be necessary to practice and compete in a global environment.

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DATES

Winter semester 2019 with a seven–ten-day visit to the Dominican Republic early in the semester (late January to early February)

Required
Students MUST register for CE En 471A section 2 in fall semester 2018 if you plan to take the course for capstone credit. Students will register for CE En 439 (3 credit hours) during winter semester 2019, this course counts as either capstone or a technical elective for undergraduates. Graduate students may register for CE En 594R.

COST

$1,800 ($600 scholarship will be given by the Weidman Center for Global Leadership to participants majoring in Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering).

Includes airfare, and international health insurance coverage.

Not included: Personal expenses, tuition, and some meals.

PREPARATION

All students who are accepted into the program and want to receive capstone credit are expected to register for the 1 credit hour, professional development class CE En 471A. Students not taking the class for capstone will be asked to join teams and begin to learn about possible projects during the second half of fall 2018.

FUNDING SOURCES

Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to Study Abroad programs. Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB), will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required. Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete and will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. Please refer to the 2019 Payment Information document for payment schedule (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2019.pdf)

Deadline: 30 August 2018.

FACULTY

Jim Nelson, professor of civil and environmental engineering, will direct the program. Nelson has taught and conducted research in applied hydrology and developed the widely used Watershed Modeling System (WMS). He speaks Spanish and has led this program on several projects in both Mexico and the Dominican Republic.